Silent Night (PPG 1153-6)
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Silent Night (PPG 1153-6) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silent Night
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silent Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Silent Night, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Waterloo | SW 9141 | 13 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spellbound | 1659 | 13.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rush Hour | MQ5-25 | 12.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfect Storm | 5001-6C | 12 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Silent Night (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Silent Night
Darker than Silent Night
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153-6 |
| Hex | #526771 |
| RGB | 82, 103, 113 |
| HSL | 199°, 16%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, -5.3, -8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silent Night (PPG 1153-6), published as #526771
#405E6F
#647071
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silent Night (PPG 1153-6)?
- Silent Night has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silent Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Silent Night in another brand?
- Waterloo (SW 9141) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silent Night warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silent Night as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.